"Being on season 10 of 'Dancing with the Stars' was one of the greatest times of my life," Andrews told E! News. "I made some great friends." One of those friends was her former pro partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who is returning to the series after a one-season hiatus.

Andrews says she will be rooting for both Chmerkovskiy and NeNe Leakes, the star of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta."

"Thank you so much for the love and support! It really means a lot to me! So I’ve met my partner Tony Dovolani, what a cutie! I am sure he’s gonna shake a few pounds off of me and I love it!" Leakes wrote. "Please vote for us! We plan to bring a lot of fun and excitement to the dance floor! I guess those days as a (sic) exotic dancers (sic) might pay off LOL!"

Olympic gold medalist Meryl Davis, whose ice dancing partner, Charlie White, is also competing on "Dancing" this season, says she is looking forward to working with her new partner: Chmerkovskiy.

Davis tweeted: "Feeling so fortunate to have been partnered with @MaksimC on @DancingABC! Let the adventure begin! Weeeee!"

Chmerkovskiy replied: "Don't know what I did 'right' to be partnered with @Meryl_Davis , but thank you @DancingABC ! Something tells me this will be fun ;)"

He also had some kind words for his former partner, Andrews.

"So excited for @ErinAndrews to be a permanent presence in the ballroom! Looking forward to our interviews ;)," he tweeted.